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Schools in Fort Township

Fort Township’s public schools

Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Students per teacher
13.5
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
585 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Fort Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Britton-Hecla High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Newport Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Fort Township, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Britton-Hecla High School - 01, Langford Area High School - 01 and Sunset Colony High School - 06. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fort Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–85 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Britton-Hecla School District 45-4.

Two districts serve Fort Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Britton-Hecla School District 45-4Grades K–12 · 6 schools · 468 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,802SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Langford School District 45-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 258 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,231SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Britton-Hecla School District 45-450%
State average 51% · 259 students tested
Math · K–12, Britton-Hecla School District 45-441%
State average 42.2% · 259 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 51% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 42.2% · 117 students tested

Fort Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Fort Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Township—Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 K–12
Sisseton—Langford School District 45-5
Eden—Langford School District 45-5
Hamilton—Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Liberty—Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Langford School District 45-5 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Langford School District 45-5 with Fort Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fort Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fort Townshipin other towns
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Langford
C−
111 students15:1Rate it →
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Britton
B
166 students11:1Rate it →
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Claremont
D
44 students16:1Rate it →
Westwood Rural Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Britton
D
38 students19:1Rate it →
Sunset Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Britton
D
32 students19:1Rate it →
Britton-Hecla High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Britton
B+
127 students14:1Rate it →
Langford Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Langford
B−
59 students12:1Rate it →
Sunset Colony High School - 06
High · Grades 9–12 · Britton
8 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Township’s schools

Are Fort Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort Township. Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fort Township in?

Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 and Langford School District 45-5.

Where do Fort Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Britton-Hecla High School - 01, Langford Area High School - 01 and Sunset Colony High School - 06.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.